Archive for “Month: March 2022 – Page 3 – New Employees”

Pamela S. Soltis, Ph.D., distinguished professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been selected as the 2021-2022 UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year — UF’s most prestigious and oldest faculty award. In selecting the winner, the award committee identifies a faculty member who demonstrates distinguished achievement in both teaching and scholarly activity […]

Join the UF Center for Autism and Related Disabilities this weekend for Stomp the Swamp, a fundraising event hosted by the student group Impact Autism. The event will kick off on March 19 at 9 a.m. with a variety of activities scheduled throughout the morning. Donations and funds raised through the event help to provide […]

As part of National Nutrition Month, check out this previously recorded Wellness Talk with Jessie Furman to learn about intuitive eating, dieting and red flags within nutritional trends. Furman is a registered dietitian and assistant director for nutrition at UF’s Department of Recreational Sports. Additional resources to explore: UF RecSports’ Nutrition counseling services for faculty, staff and students U.S. Department of […]

Family Day at the Dairy Farm is a free, family-friendly educational opportunity for children and adults of all ages to explore the UF/IFAS Dairy Farm. Attendees will have the opportunity to see a working dairy farm and learn more about the dairy production process. The event will take place Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m. […]

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded UF a $750,000 Humanities in Place grant to collaborate with Gainesville’s historically Black neighborhoods to conduct research and celebrate their stories through the arts. The grant will fund the Racial Equity in Community-Engaged Research project, bringing community members and UF College of the Arts faculty into partnership. Visit […]

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Department Chair Michele Manuel, Ph.D., was recently inducted to the National Academy of Engineering — among the highest professional honors in engineering for those who have distinguished themselves in academia, private industry or government agencies. Manuel is MSE’s first female department chair and the first person of color to hold the […]

The Florida Prepaid and the Florida Investment 529 Plans offer affordable ways to save for your child’s future college expenses. Now through April 30, plan participants can enroll in convenient payroll deductions that make saving even easier! Visit the Florida Prepaid website or call (800) 552- 4723 to find out more. Once enrolled in a […]

Recently, some UF employees have received emails from third-party organizations that facilitate meetings between state-licensed retirement representatives and public employees. While these emails are legitimate — these organizations obtained the list of employees from the State of Florida’s Division of Retirement — use of this service is at your own risk. You can always contact […]

Hosted by the UF Information Technology Research Computing office, the Spring 2022 HiPerGator Symposium will take place virtually on March 24 and will showcase work in artificial intelligence conducted using HiPerGator AI by researchers at UF and other institutions in the Florida State University System. Visit the Research Computing website to learn more and register.

As you may have heard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently provided updated mask guidance, shifting the focus away from the number of COVID infections to the impact the disease is having on hospitals in communities throughout the country. To better guide the public, the CDC has provided a color-coded system to classify community […]